obtaining evidence for prior mega-earthquakes and tsunamis off sumatra jian lin - woods hole...
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Cook & Lin It has the longest fault line ever recorded (1,300 km) It was the largest quake since the 1960 Chile quake (magnitude 9.5) It was relatively shallow (only 10 miles beneath seafloor) The northern rupture zone was in open water, exposing beaches in Thailand
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Obtaining evidence for prior mega-earthquakes and tsunamis off Sumatra
Jian Lin - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Science Party of DY105-17A
1960 Chile M=9.5
2004 off Sumatra M=9.2-9.3
Lin & Stein (2004)
SouthernSegment
NorthernSegment
Cook & Lin
• It has the longest fault line ever recorded (1,300 km)
• It was the largest quake since the 1960 Chile quake (magnitude 9.5)
• It was relatively shallow (only 10 miles beneath seafloor)
• The northern rupture zone was in open water, exposing beaches in Thailand
Science Party of DY105-17A
Science Party of DY105-17A
Science Party of DY105-17A
Lin et al.
Core analysis ongoing ……
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